Tool and Die Makers Salary in Charleston, SC

Tool and Die Makers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,000 or more. The middle half of tool and die makers in Charleston earn between $64,840 and $77,000.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Tool and Die Makers pay in Charleston vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Tool and die makers in Charleston earn 8% more than the South Carolina average ($65,260) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($66,860). At the median the gap is +16% against the U.S. median of $64,050.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Tool and Die Makers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $70,530, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $56,087 a year, or $4,674 a month and $2,157 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Charleston a good place for tool and die makers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $70,530 buys what about $69,858 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tool and Die Makers salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 4 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for tool and die makers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,510).

Tool and Die Makers salary by city

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• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,520 a year

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